The lives of the Myers sisters were distinguished by
80 years of music. Their classic early country songs are
full of fun and burst with emotion. The Myers’ compelling
original songs reflect creative spirits surrounded by
a huge extended family of music makers, and the family’s
border-crossing connections between western North Carolina
and Northeast Georgia. Captivating, truly gentle women
of great integrity and strength, the three sisters played
music together or in other combinations with family members
for over 70 years, but were most active musically in the
past 20 years. Assisted by their bass playing sidekick,
Leasie, they performed classic early mountain style country
music with a polished delivery, colorful appearance, and
lovely grace. Most engaging is their original music written
in their senior years since the late 1970s.

The Myers Sisters fascinating
and heart-warming story is well chronicled. A host of
grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren
cherish the family’s history through stories, family
photos, scrapbooks, and homemade tape recordings. At the
center of the story is a large extended family with music
ever present in the home—a sprawling family that
gathers for reunions and plays music at every available
opportunity. The greater Myers family is very close, affectionate,
and supportive of each other’s musical as well as
other artistic interests. Each sister was creative musically
and multitalented, also prolific in visual art and craft
hobbies. In 2002-2003, with their ages 87, 84, and 79,
their music was recorded by Art Rosenbaum and Joel Cordle
and will be released by Global Village Records in 2004.

Tragedy struck the Myers family in the autumn of 2003.
Sisters Molly and Margie were killed in an automobile
accident on Monday, October 13 near Asheville, NC. They
were on a leaf drive along with sister Helen, brother
John and his wife, Izora. John, his wife, and Helen all
suffered broken bones in the accident. They have recovered
from those injuries. Helen has had physical therapy to
help recover the use of her left arm, and she confidently
plans to resume her music with daughters and grandchildren.